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The SLN team take their hats off today to Aberdeen Considine for their arresting advert in today’s Herald which uses the Scots word “blatherskite”: “A person who talks at great length without making much sense” – the last thing a client wants from their lawyers. The OED entry for blather

Alexander Ward Brexit represents "opportunity" for Commonwealth lawyers, according to the president of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA).

John MacMillan MacRoberts is delighted to have been shortlisted at the Managing Partner Forum awards for best collaboration with external specialists - in relation to their work with their digital agency, Moore Legal Technology.

A proposed overhaul of the way solicitors are trained has been given short shrift by a group of senior academics. The new regime would see all those hoping to qualify in England and Wales sitting a centralised exam.

Marks & Clerk’s Scottish operation has been awarded "Gold" status by an intellectual property publication, World Trademark Review, making it one of the few firms in the country to be ranked in the top tier of trade mark specialist firms. Marks & Clerk was placed in the top tier of Scottish

A sheriff has refused to sanction the employment of junior counsel in a low value personal injury case in which counsel was instructed for the pursuer to ensure there was no “unfair advantage” after the defenders agents had advised they had instructed an advocate to represent them at the proof.

Seonaid Stevenson A journal whose aim is to get young lawyers writing and publishing about contemporary human rights issues has published its second edition.

Thomas Ross Many criminal lawyers find themselves completely unable to agree with the Crown Office’s conclusion that there was “insufficient evidence in law” to raise criminal proceedings against David Goodwillie and David Robertson, the president of the Scottish Criminal Bar Association has s

Alan McIntosh Scottish consumers are not getting a fair deal. Their homes are being placed at risk because they are being denied solutions that are enshrined in legislation, writes Alan McIntosh.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission’s draft budget is “unacceptable” according to Law Society of Scotland president, Eilidh Wiseman (pictured right), who warned that the complaints body will face “deep anger” from solicitors who are “increasingly concerned” at how it is operating.

Engineering giant Rolls-Royce will pay £671 million to settle corruption cases with authorities in the UK and US. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) found the company failed to prevent bribery as well as conspiracy to corrupt in India, China and other markets.

Douglas Mill Was the clear winner in last month's challenge to find a title for the ongoing battle between LSS and SLCC. I actually laughed out loud when I read the e-mail. Brilliant-and written by a Paisley boy too. Gerry Rafferty if you are not the same vintage as me. So well done Fraser Oliver of

Brian McConnachie QC Following a judgment this week which saw a woman awarded £100,000 after Lord Armstrong in the Court of Session ruled that two professional footballers raped her, Brian McConnachie QC has said the importance of the case has been “exaggerated” and described the comments of Ra

Dundee Sheriff Court (Credit: Google Street View) A teenager handed a community payback order for beating a man before performing a Nazi salute has been told to stop drinking Buckfast, The Herald reports.

An Iraqi national who had been living in Greece but fled to the UK following attacks by the Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn group has successfully challenged the Home Secretary’s decision to certify his asylum and human rights claims as “clearly unfounded”. The decision meant that Sharif Kadir would be u